Quote Accurately is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on matching each statement to the exact quotation that proves it, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 6 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Quote Accurately
RL.5.1
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly
The church's stone was carried away and reused
Pandora did not open the jar at once
The workers noticed the warning signs at work
A."Every cue was perfect."
B."She kept it for a long time."
C."We knew by the thread."
D."They took the stone for walls and gateposts."
2.Write the letter of the quotation that proves each statement.
The owner dodged the hardest question
Orpheus's music could move nature itself
Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability
Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him
A."Rivers changed course to listen."
B."He said he would rather not say."
C."The dead make none."
D."Not could not — would not."
LessonPrint · RL.5.1 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Quote Accurately
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Kemi did her job at the assembly flawlessly — A ("Every cue was perfect.") 2. The church's stone was carried away and reused — D ("They took the stone for walls and gateposts.") 3. Pandora did not open the jar at once — B ("She kept it for a long time.") 4. The workers noticed the warning signs at work — C ("We knew by the thread.")
2.1. The owner dodged the hardest question — B ("He said he would rather not say.") 2. Orpheus's music could move nature itself — A ("Rivers changed course to listen.") 3. Kemi's refusal was a choice, not an inability — D ("Not could not — would not.") 4. Orpheus could not hear Eurydice behind him — C ("The dead make none.")
More practice for RL.5.1
Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.